Paris city bikes go electric
Ten years after Paris launched the wildly popular Velib bicycle-sharing scheme, the grey two-wheelers that have spawned imitators worldwide are getting a makeover. On Wednesday, the City of Paris unveiled
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Advantage energy: emerging economies, Developing Countries and the private-public sector interface
Increased focus has been placed on the issues of energy access and energy poverty over the last number of years, most notably indicated by the United Nations (UN) declaring 2012 as the “International Year
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Siemens and Volvo Form Electric-Car Venture
German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Wednesday it has agreed with Sweden's Volvo Car Corp. on a strategic cooperation agreement on electric cars. The focus will be on the joint development
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LG, GM to Team on Electric Cars
General Motors Co. and South Korea's LG Corp. will jointly develop a new lineup of battery-powered vehicles in an unusual pairing aimed at slashing the cost and time it takes to create electric cars.
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Volkswagen On Road To Carbon-Free Car: Report
Volkswagen will within two weeks unveil one of the first single-seater cars, with the potential for zero emissions, the Financial Times reported on Monday. VW's one-seat concept car will illustrate
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China debates electric car policy
Beijing appears to be rethinking its singular focus on electric vehicles to reduce fuel consumption and improve air quality as it becomes increasingly clear that its targets for mass-producing electric
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Electric vehicles have long way to go in India: Deloitte study
A study on the prospects of Electric Vehicles conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd has estimated the current potential of the Indian market at 4 per cent of the annual car sales in the country (or
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Electric vehicles potential in India small: Study
A study on the prospects of electric vehicles conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd has estimated the current potential of the Indian market at 4 per cent of the annual car sales in the country (or
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Car Makers Preparing To Roll Out Electric Vehicles In S Korea
Car makers in South Korea are preparing to roll out electric vehicles in Asia's fourth-biggest economy as the government will have set up the necessary support infrastructure, including charging stations,
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NGOs protest against tree cutting
Stringent action sought against workers Cutting of a tree by workers employed by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) instead of pruning the branches that touched the overhead electric line on Tea Estate Road in Race Course led to protest by members of non-governmental organisations. It is learnt that TANGEDCO employed workers for pruning the branches of trees that
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Technology roadmap: electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
<p>The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released an updated version of its “Technology Roadmaps - Electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EV/PHEV)” report, which indicates that forecasted manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicles is behind national targets.